Year 6 - Art and design
Design a street art mural
Street Art: digital and new media
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Unit Summary
Pupils will study street art in contemporary culture. They will consider graffiti in the context of lettering artforms and graphic design. They will learn how to draw graffiti letters and street art graphics before designing their own street art composition for a community space artwork.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design a street art mural that communicates a chosen theme, using digital tools.
Key Notes
- Street art has cultural, social, and artistic significance, and is created in both traditional and digital formats.
- Using digital media allows artists to experiment and refine their ideas before committing to a large-scale mural.
- Consideration of the wall space, scale, and public context is crucial when designing a mural.
Vocabulary To Learn
- street art: art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages
- mural: a large artwork painted or applied directly onto a wall or ceiling
- digital media: tools and platforms that allow for the creation, sharing, and manipulation of artwork using digital technology
- stencil: a technique used in street art where a cut-out template is placed on a surface to spray or paint a design
- proportion: the size relationship between different elements of a design
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Digital tools are not necessary for street art; real street art has to be done with spray paint on walls.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Street art has cultural, social, and artistic significance, and is created in both traditional and digital formats. Using digital media allows artists to experiment and refine their ideas before committing to a large-scale mural.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'street art'
art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Digital tools are not necessary for street art; real street art has to be done with spray paint on walls. Correction: While spray paint is common in street art, digital tools are increasingly used in the design and creation process. Digital art allows artists to experiment, refine, and plan their murals before transferring them to large-scale physical surfaces.
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